The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-02-09
THE FATAL QUARREL.
HI,ut I say you shall not. y
And | saw will

Nnu say VIII.
The speakers were husband and wife.
The former leaned OH the mantlc-piccc
md frowMctl angrily, looking down at
Tie latter us he spoke. Tie wife still
sitting by the tca-tablc, for that meal
had Just been finished, did not glance
up as she answered, but went on talk
ing 10 her lap-dog in terms Of fond cn-
dcalmcnt and feeding II with sugar
l'cs they were husband and wife.
bcven years before Carrie Dayton, just
Is, freshly freed from the trammcls Of
II boarding school, had launched forth
into society with a head full Of roman
Tic IDEAS Of love and marriage. There
she had met with Harry Aylmer. 10
pcrior to all others that very speedily
She found herself thinking more Of him
tian any other admircr and listening
with beating pulses to his tones,
Md Wien he met Carrie Dayton lie
felt that nc had encountered his fate.
10 lam there was something irrcsisti-
BE in her bright freshness and beauty
and in the winning gaycty Of her art
less manncrs. Then the polished mar
Die of her fair skin; tho golden curls
that fell around her shoulders: the
bright blue eye, full Of light these all
possessed rare attractions for this man,
whose heart had been SO long untouched.
Day after day found him ut her side,
putting forth every effort to mako him
sell agreeable. So after few brief
months they wrrn married, and went
forth 70 tread lifc's journey together.
They Travelled for Il while, and the
young bride, delighted with the new
scenes opened ~, before her, was hard
~ conscious of the fact that his will :,
no; her wishes, guided and controlled
all their movements. 1t was very sweet
to cbcy one she loved SO fondly. At
last they settled i'll II home Of their own,
tcplctc With every comfort and luxury
and life began in earnest.
Now came the crisis. From early
chjllIlood Harry Aylmcr had shown
himself possessed Of an ironawill, stern
an! unyiclding. Carrie, too, had Il
viii Of her own. For the first few
inonths OF marriage it was very pleasant
for her to have him will for hcr---and
gracefully she yielded; but at length
the roins were drawn too tight, the in
trlisc Sc!l!SlncsS Of the husband became
apparent even TO Carrie, and there be-
gan TO GROW up Il spirit Of rebellion on
her part, desire TO judge for herself
sometimes and act accordingly. Mat
lcIs grew from bad to worse.
those pleasant little courtcsics which
Eclvr TO keep the love burning brightly
on inc domestic altar were by degrees
utterly neglected, and the lamp of love
Grew dim. After tho lapse OF three
years, however, u beautiful babc lay on
The mothers bosom. Reconciliation
cnsued--not spoken, but tacsiuy agreed
upon. husband and wife seemed
drawn together by this little golden
link, and while the little angel gladden.
cd their home happiness remained.
!'lit bitter time came, which should
have served TO unite those severed
hearts more closely Tho chi.,l sickcn-
cd and .aicd. When the stricken par
cnts bowed over their dead each men.
laly resolved to be all in all to each
other, that no shadow should come
between them; but the lips spoke not
OF lho resolve made III their own
strength pride kept them silent.
AS tho months passed on the old
spirit revived in each; and now. after
few years of welded life, behold tho
pair whom "Ciod has joined toacthcr },
living in almost constant enmity-
heart hardened and cold, never loving
word or caress, only silence and up,
braiding
Mr.. a,il Mrs. Aylmer had been ask
cd to an evening party, and both had
expected to so. But the husband had
como homo out Of hllmor, Which hc pro-
cccdcd to vent on his wife, concluding
by saying he could not 90 to the party.
Mrs. Aylmcr, vexcd at his manner even
moro than at his words, had replied,
laity, that she should go without him.
"Tlo invitation has bccm accepted; we
have no good reason for staying away;
Hh Tor one, intend to gol''
"s'at J say yo,l shall not" said the